616. Wendy: Diluc, If You Don’T Mind, I’Ll Accept You As My Adopted Father.

"Harlequins and the others are just secondary matters, don't worry too much.

Zhongli took a sip of tea and said leisurely:

"Our real enemy has always been heaven."

"Now, we have more and more confidence in fighting the laws of nature, and perhaps we should take a longer-term view.

Hearing this, Wendy walked over with a smile and joked:

"The old man saw the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and his heart became wild. He wants to see other worlds, right?"

Zhongli didn't refute, but he didn't acknowledge it either.

"Let's leave the other worlds alone for now. We haven't explored much of Jiang Xuan's world yet. It's too early to mention other worlds now."

After saying that, Zhongli looked at Jiang Xuan and said softly:

"Your plan for next year is to build a city and explore the New World, right?"

Jiang Xuan nodded, spread his hands and said:

"Isn't this something that has been decided a long time ago?"

On the main continent, construction continues. Although there are still resources on the main continent, they are obviously not enough. "

"Therefore, the main continent focuses on building cities, and the new continent focuses on opening up wasteland and exploring."

"At the very least, let the main continent have a civilized foothold first."

"Do you have any other ideas?"

Zhongli pondered for a moment and looked up at the sky.

"If possible, I would like to visit Sky Island next year."

"After all, the gods who climbed to the top of Sky Island were sent up by us.

"They are now under the control of heaven, and it is also our fault."

"If possible, I hope to save them, so that we can make up for our mistakes.

"Moreover, it can also weaken the power of Tianli. When the decisive battle begins, it will be more beneficial for us to face Tianli alone."

Jiang Xuan shrugged.

"It's optional, but call me when you want to go. I'm also curious about Sky Island."

After that, Jiang Xuan said with great interest:

"Guan 17 plans for next year. After the Hai Lantern Festival is over, we can start preparations."

"Let's go take a look at the exploration of the New World first. The main purpose is to develop the witchcraft module."

"Also, there is one more thing."

Jiang Xuan paused and looked at everyone.

"Next year, the number of troops stationed by the five countries will have to be increased.

Hearing this, Bing Shen, who had just been happy for a while, felt his heart twitch and pursed his lips and said:

"About...how much?"

Jiang Xuan counted on his fingers.

"The construction of the city on the main continent and the exploration of the lower realm, the end, and the twilight forest require a lot of people."

"The land reclamation, construction and exploration in the New World require a lot of people."

"Coupled with other modules that may be activated, some people have to be prepared for emergencies.

"A rough estimate is that each country has 10,000 people."

"With these ten thousand people, it will be easier in the future."

-EA…

Bing Shen looked at Jiang Xuan melancholy.

Zhidong is a little better now, but 10,000 people can't just be recruited.

"There's nothing wrong with Liyue."

Ning Guang nodded and said:

"Liyue itself has more than 7,000 troops stationed there, and the Qianyan Army stationed in Teyvat also has nearly 10,000 troops."

"When the time comes, we can directly transfer them in. At worst, we will expand the number of recruits. People in Liyue now have a strong desire to join the army.

Qin frowned slightly, and after a while, she softly said:

"Mond is not a big problem either."

Zhen, Elhaysen and others on the side also discussed in low voices for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Although the situation of Daozhi and Xumi is not as good as that of Liyue and other countries, it is not much worse.

On Inazuma's side, Goro is training the army all the time.

As for Sumeru......

After the desert transformation is completed, a large number of manpower will be available immediately.

With the current progress, the transformation of the desert should not take more than a few months.

"I'll let the rooster figure it out."

Ice God rubbed his eyebrows and sighed.

I didn't say anything about five thousand people being enough.

Other countries sent 10,000 people, but only 5,000 people were sent in the winter. It was very troublesome to do a lot of work.

Big development will not be able to keep up with everyone’s progress.

Don't mention anything else, just look at Liyue. Liyue has always had the most manpower.

As a result, even now, none of the other four countries can match Liyue in terms of development progress.

They occupy most of the main continent's sphere of influence, and sit on a raw continent half the size of Teyvat.

Whatever you want to develop is just a matter of words.

It's not like Zhidong, where people have to be tightly controlled.

The soldiers were also under greater pressure than the Qianyan Army.

"Not in a hurry."

Jiang Xuan comforted him and said with a smile:

"If we really want to develop it on a large scale, it will only happen in the second half of the year. In the first half of the year, the focus will still be on the witchcraft module and other new modules."

"New module?"

Gan Yu looked at Jiang Xuan curiously.

"Jiang Xuan, are there any new modules?"

Jiang Xuan glanced at the progress of the system panel.

There are all kinds of drawn swords, one hundred of each kind.

It’s basically more than half achieved.

The rest of the progress can be made only after the Lantern Festival has passed and all the troops can get back to work.

Especially the Dusk Forest Exploration Team.

As long as we get back on track, the task will be completed quickly.

A rough estimate is that it will only take about a month.

Thinking about it, Jiang Xuan said softly:

"Probably after the Hai Lantern Festival is over, in more than a month, the new module should be almost ready."

"But I want to slow down the progress a bit. There is no development on the witchcraft module so far."

"At the very least, we have to wait until the wizardry module is developed to the same level as the thermal weapon module.

Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

After chatting for a while, it was getting late.

Liyue Harbor is brightly lit with night lanterns, and the bustling scene can be seen from as far away as Tianheng Mountain.

Ning Guang chuckled lightly, looked at each other with Gan Yu and others, stood up and said:

"It's almost time. Let's go to Qunyu Pavilion. That's the best place to watch the fireworks."

"I asked someone to prepare a dinner and we chatted while eating."

No one refused. Although it was quite clean here, the Sea Lantern Festival was all about a lively atmosphere.

Following Ning Guang, he left the small courtyard, boarded the floating stone, and soon arrived at Qunyu Pavilion.

Baiwen and the three of them still didn't take a vacation.

They are now sent by Ningguang to take an overview of the affairs of the General Affairs Department. "They are extremely busy every day.

This is also the reason why Ning Guang can relax.

The poor secretaries now not only have to solve Liyue Port affairs for Ningguang, but are also responsible for Ningguang's daily life.

Although Baiwen and the other two enjoyed it, Jiang Xuan always felt that Ningguang was in danger of being hung on the street lamp.

After repeated expansion of Qunyuge, it is no problem to accommodate hundreds of people in the square.

At this time, the dining table was already full, and there was also a dazzling array of food with the characteristics of the five countries.

The fragrance overflowed, and Paimon, who was still a little sleepy, instantly became energetic.

Yi Gulu emerged from Jiang Xuan's arms, drooling and flew towards the dining table.

Without saying a word, he leaned on the table and started eating.

Ying was a little annoyed, why is this guy still so greedy after regaining his memory of being the ruler of the First Throne!

"Paimon! Everyone hasn't sat down yet! How can you just start!"

Ying criticized, Ningguang smiled and waved his hand.

"It doesn't matter, there are no outsiders here, and there aren't so many rules."

Everyone smiled knowingly and took their seats.

As Ningguang said, there are no outsiders here, and there is no need to be polite and formal when you arrive.

There is no need for everyone to stick to one place.

After all, the table is only that big, so it’s not possible for everyone to sit at the same table.

After all, there are almost hundreds of people here.

Ning Guang set up six tables in total.

But to be honest, the only people sitting at the table to eat were Jiang Xuan and Mrs. Jiang Xuan.

Like that Wendy guy...

Already completely having fun.

He didn't even eat, so he had three bottles of high-end red wine provided by Diluc in his left hand and three bottles of aged wine from Liyue in his right hand.

There was also a bottle of wine brewed from MC world materials in his mouth.

Just like a wine jar, running around.

A toast from the east and a bottle from the west.

In the blink of an eye, before taking a few bites of the meal, Wendy was already a little drunk.

Seeing Wendy's appearance, Kaiya felt a little itchy and followed Wendy's lead in drinking.

Ningguang shook her head and laughed, and asked Baiwen to activate the five beacons.

In an instant, five brilliant beams of light rose from Liyue Port, which was already brightly lit.

The streets and alleys of Liyue Port were almost completely lit up, even if there were no street lights, it was still like daylight.

"rest assured."

Looking at everyone's confused looks, Ningguang chuckled and said:

“It just turned on the beacon, it didn’t provide any blessing, and at most it only had the effect of restoring life.

"It adds some atmosphere to the Lantern Festival."

Everyone smiled. Now, as the five countries continue to advance the points of resurrection totems, beacons are not as rare as they were before.

Among other things, there are beacons everywhere in Mondstadt.

Basically, it can be fully activated at any time, turning all the citizens of Mondstadt into extraordinary beings.

This is truly impregnable.

"Old man! Come have a drink with me!"

Wendy blushed and hung on Zhongli drunkenly.

The pungent smell of wine made Zhongli's face darken.

He hadn't even taken a few bites of his meal, but Wendy had already come over and toasted him more than a dozen times.

Even if it’s a big day, there’s no reason to drink like this, right?

In the blink of an eye, he had to drink two bottles!

"We haven't had such a gathering for a long time. Old man, you won't give me face, right?"

Wendy patted Zhongli unsteadily, and the latter said solemnly:

"You mentioned this reason during the sixth toast."

"Did you tell me?"

Wendy shook her head drowsily.

"Who cares! Have fun! Drink quickly, drink quickly, are you looking down on me? Old man, I am your best friend!"

"You also mentioned this reason in your ninth toast."

Zhongli sighed, but still raised his glass and touched it with Wendy.

Wendy grinned, threw away the wine glass, raised the bottle and showed Zhongli the stunt of finishing a bottle of wine in three gulps.

At this time, Wendy couldn't stand at all and staggered down on Zhongli.

Zhongli took a deep breath and looked at Diluc not far away.

The latter was a little embarrassed, so he stood up happily, grabbed Wendy by the back of the neck and dragged him away.

Half an hour before the banquet started, Wendy got drunk.

Shame on you!

Look at Kaia, who is also drunk next to him and has started hugging his thigh and crying, complaining that he is harsh to him and is not even willing to give him the staff.

Diluc only felt a little sad in his heart.

Happiness belongs to others, but you are taking care of two drunkards on this great day?

In the conscience of heaven and earth, how can there be such truth in the world!

Suddenly, Diluc's face darkened and he glanced down.

Wendy's eyes began to spin in circles, but her hands pressed precisely on his chest muscles.

"Master Diluc...hiccup..."

"I'm most optimistic about you! You are... the star of tomorrow!"

"Hiccup... Today, I want... you to marry Jinlan!"

"Master Diluc, you are so kind... You gave me a drink for free. I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life..."

"I have nothing to offer you, so I have nothing to repay you with..."

Wendy burped, grinned and said:

"How about...I accept you as my adoptive father!"